During the exhibition “De tysta målningarna” (The Silent Paintings), we organized a workshop for children and teenagers called “My Voice on Paper.” The workshop was held at Möttesplats on Sångvägen on 24 February 2026, and at Huset på Höjden on 27 February 2026.
In this workshop, young participants created protest posters about children’s rights. Using paper, colors, and their own imagination, they expressed what justice, dignity, and childhood mean to them. The posters carried strong messages such as:
- “Let children be children.”
- “Every child has a voice.”
- “Child labour steals childhood.”
- “A better world begins with us.”
- “My voice counts.”
Through art and words, the participants transformed their thoughts and feelings into visual statements about the world they want to live in.
The workshop was not only about making posters. It was about learning, reflection, and solidarity. By discussing children’s rights and global injustices, the young participants gained knowledge about the challenges many children face around the world, including child labour, inequality, and the right to be heard.
Creative activities like this allow teenagers to develop their voices and their sense of responsibility toward others. When they create together, they discover that their ideas matter and that they can stand in solidarity with children whose rights are often ignored.
Art can be a powerful language. In My Voice on Paper, the young participants showed that even simple materials—paper, paint, and words—can become tools for awareness, empathy, and change.
Their posters remind us of something simple but essential:
Children’s voices must be heard.
